Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Metro Station, Hollywood and Highland
Posts: 1018

InventorOrb:

How many people are posting under your account? I must have seen three or four different writing styles, with varying degrees of coherence and maturity.

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Posts: 146

Gameboy,

shhhhh, you're not supposed to say anything until the FBI probe is done and the reporters come in. That last post, though, was 99% copy/paste from the site he references. Thus the coherence.

You'll also notice, he's still in the habit of quoting long and unrelated posts since he's somehow unable to scroll down and press "Post Reply" like the rest of us. Way to go Bill.

Bill Warman?

Registered: Jun 2000
Location: South Lake, FL
Posts: 103

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This is added out of respect for this sites management.

Patent Reexamination Procedure Act of 1999
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Registered: Jun 2000
Location:
Posts: 32

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Originally posted by Hawkeye:
You'll also notice, he's still in the habit of quoting long and unrelated posts since he's somehow unable to scroll down and press "Post Reply" like the rest of us.

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Registered: May 2000
Location: Mesa, AZ USA
Posts: 213

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Originally posted by Hawkeye:
Gameboy,

shhhhh, you're not supposed to say anything until the FBI probe is done and the reporters come in. That last post, though, was 99% copy/paste from the site he references. Thus the coherence.

You'll also notice, he's still in the habit of quoting long and unrelated posts since he's somehow unable to scroll down and press "Post Reply" like the rest of us. Way to go Bill.

Bill Warman?

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Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Posts: 146

Well, as long as we're on clich�s, "Stick and stones...", warman.

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Registered: Jan 2000
Location: Lawrence, NY, USA
Posts: 148

Let's all calm down; This thread is too funny to be ended cuz some people lost their cool.

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Registered: Jun 2000
Location: UK
Posts: 3

Perhaps the reason why he hasn't taken anyone to court, and he's instructed his lawyer not to reply to Hawkeye is because he can't afford it. Every time the lawyer does any work, the bill goes up. Unless there's more money in fishing than it seems, or unless he's already rolling in it, he has to watch the costs, particularly as this argument will only stop with a successful patent defence - which will take years (eg see http://www.wired.com/news/politics/...34695,00.html).

So far, he's:
a) blustered about his patent, waving it around like a stick (and ignored the opportunity to extol the virtues of his product)
b) attempted to verbally savage anyone with a different opinion to himself (at least I think that's what he was doing, in his own incomprehensible, inimitable way)
c) used his lawyer like a fierce guard dog, expecting to frighten everyone into silence

Well, no one appears to be frightened by his bluster, let alone silenced, and if his guard dog is toothless because of cash shortages, then BillyBob's bus will keep rolling until he crashes it.

The more criticism he gets, the more he has to defend himself, taking up more time and energy. Unless he offloads the job to someone (equally as demented) else, he's likely to implode and self-destruct. Do we really want to be responsible for that? - he's probably a good egg if you look (deep/very deep/ whoa, stop at his gizzards) below the surface.

There's enough people out there using home made protectors, (and enough articles on the web advising how to make them) to justify (in his own mind) legal action, so either he can't afford the legal action, or he has reason to believe that he cannot defend the patent.

On the other hand, perhaps his lawyer has had enough of him .

Which is it BillyBob, I'm sure we're all

PS, how's the shark fishing going? Was the response in Japanese?




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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: bright side of the moon.
Posts: 996

thought you guys might be interested in this recent 'patent' news.....
http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/vie...webpatent000622

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 119

Wow! I've been in computer hell for about a week -- since I decided to clean up my computer by reformatting the hard drive and reloading the necessary stuff (don't ask me what on earth gave me that stupid idea). Anyhow, I'm finally back among the wired -- and nearly two full pages have been added to these posts. Thanks, all, for the entertainment!

Hawkeye, keep up the good work.

And that RF web site was a hoot!

Registered: Jun 2000
Location:
Posts: 32

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Originally posted by gomez:
he's probably a good egg if you look (deep/very deep/ whoa, stop at his gizzards) below the surface.

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Registered: Apr 2000
Location:
Posts: 22

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Registered: Apr 2000
Location: New York, NY, USA
Posts: 2

I have to say I love this Warman guy. It's stupid people like him that make lawyers rich. Did I mention I'd like to be a lawyer.

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Registered: Jun 2000
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 28

I think all you people need to get a Life!! It's a &%#!?@* piece of plastic, for crying out loud, not the cure for cancer. Just let it go man. LET IT GO!! If this guy wants to play with his patents than let him play. I think you've beaten this thing to death already.

Registered: May 2000
Location: Houston, TX, USA
Posts: 194

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Originally posted by bearboy:
I think all you people need to get a Life!! It's a &%#!?@* piece of plastic, for crying out loud, not the cure for cancer. Just let it go man. LET IT GO!! If this guy wants to play with his patents than let him play. I think you've beaten this thing to death already.

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Registered: Nov 1999
Location:
Posts: 341

Agreed. In a battle of wits with IVB, he's unarmed.

Mike

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 241

First off, I would like to thank all for a very ammusing read (yes, I read from the begining). And now for the special commendations.

InventorB: Thank you for the incoherent but humorous comments, and by the way, we all know you're olddog too.

Also, unless you're willing to go after CK for the WriteRight, I think it really lowers you to go after people a) selling the WRs in ebay and b) people trying to make a few bucks by cutting plastic into rectangles for friends and fellow PDA users.

Hawkeye: Good show! Nuff said.

I would also like to point out that the web site parody was great!

On a completely unrelated note, anyone besides me read in the Soundoff forum that the minijam is being released in only A FEW WEEKS!!!!

-Petro

P.S. Marshmallows are an inferior form of transportation.
P.P.S. No, I did not spell check this.

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Wichita, KS
Posts: 29

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Originally posted by Kunochan:
http://public.surfree.com/apikoros/screen/

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Registered: Nov 1999
Location:
Posts: 145

More Dilbert...on patents. (Amazon's)
http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbe...ive/cal-09.html

Registered: Jun 2000
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Posts: 181

The regular WriteRights have a textured surface that is intended to reduce glare on non-color screens. The WRs for color screens
are clear and do not have the texture.

They are being marketed as "Got Color? Then get our color-friendly WrteRight for the Palm IIIc".

Best Buy WriteRights on sale at $19.99, this week.